These Were Our Songs: The Late '30s

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Tracklist

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CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sunrise Serenade
recording of:
Sunrise Serenade
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Frankie Carle (in 1939)
The Glenn Miller Orchestra3:26
2At the Woodchopper's Ball
Woody Herman & His Orchestra3:18
3Jeepers Creepers
recording of:
Jeepers Creepers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1938)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist) (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946) and Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra2:42
4Tea for Two
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:12
5The Lamp Is Low
Connie Boswell with Harry Sosnik & his Orchestra2:49
6Deep Purple
recording of:
Deep Purple
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1938)
composer:
Peter de Rose
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:21
7Three Little Fishies (Itty Bitty Poo)
recording of:
Three Little Fishies (on 1939-03-28)
lyricist:
Josephine Carringer (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies") and Bernice Idins (writer of lyrics to "Three Little Fishies")
composer:
Saxie Dowell
Hal Kemp and His Orchestra3:26
8All the Things You Are
recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:24
9Cherokee
recording of:
Cherokee
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra3:17
10And the Angels SingBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:13
11Stairway to the Stars
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:53
12Don't Worry 'Bout Me
Jack Miller & His Orchestra3:17
13Drop a Nickel in the Slot
Dick Robertson & His Orchestra2:28
14You Go to My Head
Larry Clinton & His Orchestra3:19
15I've Got a Pocketful of Dreams
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1938-07-11)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1938-07-11)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
John Scott Trotter's Orchestra (on 1938-07-11)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1938)
recording of:
I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams (on 1938-07-11)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
James V. Monaco
publisher:
Santly Joy Select, Inc. (on 1938-05-07)
Bing Crosby2:39
16This Can't Be Love
Les Brown and His Band of Renown2:55
17Back Bay Shuffle
recording of:
Back Bay Shuffle
composer:
Teddy McRae and Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:16
18Love Is Here to Stay
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:17
19Indian Love Call
recording of:
Indian Love Call (from the 1924/1936 musicals “Rose Marie”)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) and Otto Harbach
composer:
Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart (composer)
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, Chappell Music Ltd. and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-09-02)
part of:
Rose-Marie (1936 musical film)
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra3:11
20Heart and Soul
Blue Barron and His Orchestra3:04
21Love Walked In
Kenny Baker2:44
22You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Russ Morgan and His Orchestra2:41
23A-Tisket A-Tasket
recording of:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb2:37
CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Two Sleepy People
recording of:
Two Sleepy People (from the 1938 film "Thanks for the Memory")
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
Bob Hope and Shirley Ross with Harry Sosnik & His Orchestra3:03
2Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Means That You're Grand)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1937-11-24)
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version) (on 1937-11-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
The Andrews Sisters3:09
3The Love Bug Will Bite You (If You Don't Watch Out)
The Mills Brothers3:00
4It's the Natural Thing to Do
recording of:
It's the Natural Thing to Do
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter)
Bing Crosby & John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra3:16
5Where or When
recording of:
Where or When (from “Babes in Arms”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Williamson Music Company and Chappell & Co. (in 1937)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
The Benny Goodman Trio3:25
6Boo Hoo
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:10
7They Can't Take That Away From Me
Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:15
8I Want to Be HappyBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:39
9That Old Feeling
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with Bobby Goday2:28
10Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
The Ink Spots2:40
11September in the Rain
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians2:56
12Sweet Leilani
vocals:
Bing Crosby
performer:
Lani McIntire and His Hawaiians
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
cover recording of:
Sweet Leilani (on 1937-02-23)
lyricist and composer:
Harry Owens (on 1934-10-20)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 10)
Bing Crosby & Lani McIntyre and his Hawaiians3:18
13Marie
recording of:
Marie (on 1937-01-29)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:22
14Goody GoodyBenny Goodman and His Orchestra2:30
15It's De-Lovely
Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra3:05
16Pennies From Heaven
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-07-24)
lead vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-24)
vocals:
Bing Crosby
orchestra:
George Stoll & His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24) and Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra (on 1936-07-24)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.) and MCA Music Ltd. (in 1936)
recording of:
Pennies From Heaven (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1936)
composer:
Arthur Johnston (American composer and songwriter) (in 1936)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Campbell Connelly & Co., Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Chappell Music (UK) and Joy Music Inc.
Bing Crosby & Georgie Stoll and His Orchestra3:13
17There's a Small Hotel
recording of:
There’s a Small Hotel (from “On Your Toes”)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1936)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1936)
part of:
On Your Toes
part of:
Pal Joey
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra vocal Durelle Alexander3:15
18In the Chapel in the Moonlight
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with Bobby Goday3:17
19It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:55
20With Plenty of Money and You
Dick Powell With Victor Young & His Orchestra2:25
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1The Night Is Young (And You're So Beautiful)
Wayne King & His Orchestra2:47
2When Did You Leave Heaven?
Tony Martin With Victor Young & His Orchestra2:54
3I'm an Old Cowhand
alto saxophone:
Jack Stacey (on 1936-07-17)
double bass:
Slim Taft (on 1936-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Ray McKinley (on 1936-07-17)
guitar:
Roc Hillman (songwriter, arranger) (on 1936-07-17)
piano:
Bobby Van Eps (on 1936-07-17)
reeds:
Jimmy Dorsey (on 1936-07-17)
saxophone:
Fud Livingston (on 1936-07-17)
tenor saxophone:
Skeets Herfurt (on 1936-07-17)
trombone:
Bobby Byrne (on 1936-07-17), Don Matteson (on 1936-07-17) and Joe Yukl (on 1936-07-17)
trumpet:
Tutti Camarata (on 1936-07-17) and George Thow (on 1936-07-17)
vocals:
Bing Crosby (on 1936-07-17)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey’s Orchestra and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (in 1936)
conductor:
Jimmy Dorsey
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
MCA Records, Inc. (do not use as a release label! a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
recording of:
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) (on 1936-07-17)
composer:
Johnny Mercer
Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra2:43
4Stompin' At the SavoyBenny Goodman and His Orchestra3:17
5When My Dreamboad Comes Home
Guy Lombardo & His Royal Canadians3:16
6I'm Gettin' Sentimental Over You
recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra3:37
7Cheek to Cheek
The Boswell Sisters2:57
8On the Good Ship Lollipop
recording of:
On the Good Ship Lollipop
lyricist:
Sidney Clare (in 1934)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1934)
Rudy Vallée & His Connecticut Yankees, vocal Stewart Sisters2:44
9Honeysuckle Rose
Fats Waller and His Rhythm2:40
10Anything Goes
recording of:
Anything Goes
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Anything Goes
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra3:15
11The Music Goes 'Round and Around
Mike Riley, Eddie Farley & Their Onyx Club Boys2:57
12On Treasure Island
recording of:
On Treasure Island
lyricist:
Edgar Leslie
composer:
Joe Burke (American composer)
Bing Crosby & Victor Young and His Orchestra3:00
13I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
Fats Waller and His Rhythm3:33
14Lullaby of Broadway
Winifred Shaw with Dick Jurgens and His Orchestra2:46
15Red Sails in the Sunset
recording of:
Red Sails in the Sunset
lyricist:
James B. Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Hugh Williams (aka Hugh Williams)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
Bing Crosby & Victor Young and His Orchestra3:15
16I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again
The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra with Don Mattison, Skeets Herfurt & Roc Hillman2:48
17You Are My Lucky Star
Connee Boswell2:59
18Sing, Sing, Sing (Introducing Christopher Columbus)
recording of:
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Louis Prima
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) (ended) and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), フジパシフィック音楽出版 SBK事業部 (until 2014-12-31) and フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (from 2015-01-01 to present)
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra8:45
CD 4
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Does Your Heart Beat for Me?Russ Morgan with The Morganaires3:06
2Rippling Rhythm
Shep Fields & His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra1:39
3I'll See You in My Dreams
Guy Lombardo2:44
4The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
recording of:
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
lyricist:
Byron D. Stokes (in 1911)
composer:
F. Dudleigh Vernor (in 1911)
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra3:20
5Little Brown Jug
recording of:
Little Brown Jug (arr. Finegan 1939)
writer:
Joseph Eastburn Winner (composer/publisher) (in 1868)
arranger:
John Wasson and Bill Finegan (in 1939)
arrangement of:
Little Brown Jug
Glenn Miller2:53
6When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
recording of:
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
lyricist:
Howard Johnson (songwriter / lyricist) and Kathy Smith
composer:
Harry Woods (American 1920/30s songwriter)
part of:
Going Hollywood (1933 film)
Kate Smith2:45
7The Man I Love
Dorothy Lamour3:10
8Beer Barrel Polka
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1939-05-03)
recording of:
Beer Barrel Polka (on 1939-05-03)
composer:
Jaromír Vejvoda (in 1927)
arranger:
Eduard Ingriš (from 1927 until 1934)
translator:
Lew Brown (in 1939) and Wladimir A. Timm (in 1939)
translated version of:
Škoda lásky
The Andrews Sisters2:54
9Embraceable You
vocals:
Judy Garland (on 1943-11-04)
recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1943-11-04)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
music quoted on:
Opening Production (from Jane Froman's album, "With a Song in My Heart")
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
Judy Garland53:16
10Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”) (on 1935-10-08)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
The Boswell Sisters3:12
11Once in a While
Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik & his Orchestra3:01
12Star Dust
recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
Bing Crosby with The Matty Malneck Orchestra3:02
13I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
vocals:
Dick Powell (American singer, actor, producer, director and studio boss)
orchestra:
Victor Young and His Orchestra
Dick Powell2:52
14My Prayer
recording of:
My Prayer (on 1939-09-18)
lyricist:
Jimmy Kennedy (Irish songwriter)
composer:
Georges Boulanger (Romani-Romanian violinist, conductor, composer)
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, Skidmore Music Co., Inc., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
is based on:
Avant de mourir
The Ink Spots3.53:16
15Thanks for the Memory
recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 11)
Bob Hope & Shirley Ross3:07
16Your Feet's Too Big
recording of:
Your Feet’s Too Big (on 1939-11-03)
lyricist:
Ada Benson
composer:
Fred Fisher (in 1936)
Fats Waller3:06
17The Whiffenpoof Song
Rudy Vallée3:24
18The Flat Foot Floogee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-10)
guitar:
Norman Brown (Jazz guitar player active in the 1930s & 1940s) (on 1938-06-10)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10)
baritone vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1938-06-10)
bass vocals:
John Mills, Sr. (on 1938-06-10)
tenor vocals:
Donald Mills (on 1938-06-10) and Herbert Mills (on 1938-06-10)
vocals and performer:
Louis Armstrong (on 1938-06-10) and The Mills Brothers (on 1938-06-10)
recording of:
The Flat Foot Floogie (on 1938-06-10)
composer:
Slim Gaillard, Bud Green and Slam Stewart
Louis Armstrong & The Mills Brothers3:02
19Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Glenn Miller with Marion Hutton3:35
20The Joint Is Jumpin'
recording of:
Ain't Misbehavin': This Joint Is Jumpin' (on 1937-10-07)
lyricist:
J.C. Johnson and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
Fats Waller2:50
21The Jumpin' Jive
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1939-06-13)
cornet:
Rex Stewart (on 1939-06-13)
double bass:
Billy Taylor Sr. (jazz bassist) (on 1939-06-13)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-06-13)
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-13)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
vocals:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-06-13)
recording of:
(Hep‐Hep!) The Jumpin’ Jive (on 1939-06-13)
writer:
Cab Calloway, Frank Froeba and Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
Lionel Hampton3:17
22Hold Tight-Hold Tight (Want Some Sea Food Mama)
vocals:
The Andrews Sisters (on 1938-11-21)
orchestra:
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra (on 1938-11-21)
recording of:
Hold Tight (on 1938-11-21)
lyricist:
Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
writer:
Kent Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
composer:
Jerry Brandow, Lenny Kent and Leonard Ware (American jazz guitar player and composer)
The Andrews Sisters3:16
23Jumpin' at the Woodside
alto saxophone:
Earle Warren (on 1938-08-19)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Jack Washington (on 1938-08-19)
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1938-08-19)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:
Herschel Evans (on 1938-08-19)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1938-08-19)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1938-08-19)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1938-08-19)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1938-08-19)
trombone:
Dan Minor (on 1938-08-19), Benny Morton (on 1938-08-19) and Dicky Wells (on 1938-08-19)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1938-08-19) and Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1938-08-19)
recording of:
Jumpin’ at the Woodside (original instrumental) (on 1938-08-19)
composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
publisher:
PW Arrangements, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company - do not use as release label), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Count Basie3:08